Headless body found in Guadalquivir river in Spain’s Cordoba
THE headless body of a man was found floating in the Guadalquivir River as it passes through Cordoba. Police, firefighters, rescue workers and medical staff
Airport terminals in Spain reopening for people to greet or wave goodbye to family and friends
FAMILIES and friends will again be able to wave farewell or welcome arrivals from inside Spain’s airport terminals from this Friday(October 15). For the last
These are officially the 10 best tortillas served in Spain
With onions or without? Runny or well done? These are the questions that continue to divide Spanish society when it comes to Spain’s unofficial national
Drug smugglers caught loading four tonnes of hashish from Mar Menor fishing boat onto a lorry in Spain
CUSTOMS officers pounced in San Pedro del Pinatar as a fishing boat cargo of 4.3 tonnes of hashish was being unloaded. A refrigerated lorry pulled
High electricity prices force major steelmaker in Spain to suspend production for 20 days
A leading Spanish steelmaker has slashed production at one of its factories due to the big hike in electricity prices. They say that power costs
Spain to host international conference backing the health benefits of olive oil
AN annual olive oil conference organised by a top American university is heading to Spain this December. The event to be held in Jaen, at
Nearly all bar and nightlife COVID restrictions to end this week in Murcia area of Spain
DANCING at nightclubs returns this Wednesday(October 13) to the Murcia region. In a new relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, nightlife businesses which currently close at 4.00
Spain pledges to evacuate more Afghans and their families from Taliban threat
SPAIN has said it will launch a new evacuation operation to extract those Afghans who worked for Spanish authorities and are now at risk from
Youths arrested for attempted murder as they mowed down teenagers on bicycles on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A revenge attack has seen three young men arrested in Gandia for trying to kill three minors by ploughing into their bicycles with a car.
Legal row brews over Franco’s flowery bathroom sink at dictator’s summer palace
A FLOWERY basin where General Francisco Franco carried out his daily ablutions when at his summer palace in Galicia is at the centre of a
Northern flank of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands collapses three weeks after eruption—increasing power of lava flows
THE Northern flank of La Palma volcano has collapsed sending hot boulders the size of three-storey buildings down the side of the volcano. The volcanic
Face masks rules to remain in place in Spain until spring 2022
PEOPLE in Spain will be expected to wear face masks in indoor public spaces until Spring next year, says Minister of Health, Carolina Darias. With
GIBRALTAR: Demo after death of Spanish ‘tobacco smuggler’ ruled accidental
A SPANISH man who was killed when his boat was in collision with the Gibraltar Custom’s vessel HMS Searcher died accidently, an inquest has ruled.
Gang of six arrested in Spain for kidnapping plot with €20,000 ransom demand
OFFICERS from Spain’s National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested five men and a woman between 22 and 42 years old, who are accused
Where does Spain feature in the Top Ten rankings of World’s Most Beautiful People?
SOME MIGHT SAY that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’, but it is very difficult to determine what makes someone beautiful. Is it
British Ambassador to Spain visits new British School of BarcelonaÂ
The British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott visited the campus of The British School of Barcelona (BSB), which recently opened in the centre of Barcelona.Â
OLD HACK IN THE SUN – Benny Davis with the ramblings of an 80-something expat in Spain
TIME to place my trusty quill pen alongside the nicotine-stained green eye shield and lay them to rest in my grandad’s old roll-top bureau. Probably
Better luck this time: Boris Johnson hoping holiday in Spain’s Marbella isn’t as disastrous as previous vacations
BORIS Johnson is resting after the Conservative party conference on a sunshine break in Marbella with pregnant wife Carrie and their 17-month-old son, Wilf. With
Viva la Casita! Ten years of living off grid in the hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol
IT seems hard to believe but this month marks my tenth year of living at the Casita del Lago, a converted smallholders’ cottage on the
British fugitive traced to Spain’s Madrid faces gun charges
A BRITISH man wanted by UK police on firearms charges has been arrested in Spain’s capital city. Clinton Blakey, 36, was traced to Madrid after
Lava chasers: Volcano tours prove popular in the Canary Islands as La Palma eruption continues
A TOUR company on Tenerife offering day trips to see the volcanic eruption on neighbouring Canary Island La Palma has pledged to donate profits to
CHAMPIONS!: England take the European Cricket Championship Trophy at Spain’s Cartama Oval
ENGLAND have been crowned champions in the Dream1 European Cricket Championship held at Spain’s Cartama Oval. In the climax to four weeks of T10 (10
Hold on! Making Tax Digital for Income tax delayed until 2024
By Emilia Carvell Following an announcement made by HMRC, it has been confirmed that the mandation of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD) has
Spain’s hoteliers call for more regulation of Airbnb type tourist rentals but praise Barcelona for leading the way
ON FRIDAY representatives of hotel associations from 36 countries met to demand more regulation of tourist flat rentals such as AirBnb. Didac GarcÃa, a representative
MIJAS MATTERS: Nobody’s perfect
By Bill Anderson I HAVE been off the Olive Press radar for a little while, and was reprimanded by the editor Jon Clarke when he
Fawlty Towers? TV host slams hotel in Spain’s Valencia ‘a disgrace’ for worst 4-star experience ever
JOURNALIST and writer Carme Chaparro has publically slammed Valencia’s Four-Star ‘Hotel Conqueridor’, based in the center of the Mediterranean city. The 48-year-old news host, television